HMHA to hold meeting over possible A designation

That is the issue the Huntsville Minor Hockey Association will tackle in an open meeting slated for March 18 at the Active Living Centre.

In a message posted on the association’s website, huntsvillehockey.ca, president Brenda Boothby stated that the meeting is being held so the board can have an open discussion and gather information about applying to become an A centre.

“This meeting is being called because the executive has fielded questions about moving to an A centre at many AGM meetings in the past … it is time to do more than mention it; it is time to get feedback from our membership. Bring your ideas and opinions pros or cons, we need to hear them all.

Huntsville minor hockey is currently designated double-B by the Ontario Minor Hockey Association.

Boothby added the meeting would not be about the proposal that South Muskoka Minor Hockey Association recently brought forward to explore the possibility of amalgamating its association with HMHA.

Boothby, in an email to the Forester, said that the meeting would not be a vote on whether to takes steps to moving from double-B to an A designation.

“At this point we are not going to an A centre, we are trying to gauge if there is enough interest from our membership in pursuing it,” she stated. “If there is interest then we can start the process, but it is still just at the beginning at this point. Lots of work to do still.”